Jon Stewart rants for 22 minutes about the end of the government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown, which has been going for 42 days and is the longest on record, is finally coming to an end — and Jon Stewart is furious.

In the 22-minute Daily Show monologue above, the host rants about the Democrats caving in without getting the Affordable Care Act plan subsidies they were holding out for, despite initially making a big deal about the importance of not backing down.

“This is what the Democrats have squandered,” Stewart says, after playing a clip at Donald Trump being booed at a recent NFL game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders. “A country finally shaking off Trump’s Jedi mind tricks and saying no, these are the fucking droids we’re looking for. And instead of pressing that advantage, perhaps neutralising Trump’s reality distortion field for good, the Democrats just suddenly went, ‘Er, droids? I guess we aren’t looking for those droids. But you’ll help us find them later, right?’ They squandered their leverage, sapped their voters’ enthusiasm, and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.”